Abstract In the last 20 years, the United States has come to rely on more private companies to produce equipment and provide certain services for its armed forces than ever before. This has come to include taking certain jobs once performed by uniformed personnel and turning them over to private companies to "free-up" personnel and money. Freeing up this money has allowed the government to downsize its large military infrastructure in order to pay for modernizing …showed first 75 words of 2254 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2254 total…Two Reports Explain How Halliburton Took Taxpayers For A Ride In Iraq. Halliburtonwatch.org, July 21, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2005 from http://halliburtonwatch.org/about_hal/gao_waxman_reports.html Unknown Author, (2004). Gasoline Overcharges. Halliburtinwatch.org, unknown publishing date. Retrieved January 15 2005 from http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/about_hal/gas.html Unknown Author, (2004). Pentagon Admits Political Appointee Had Role In Awarding No-Bid Contract To Halliburton. Halliburtionwatch.org, 14 June 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2005 from http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/news/political_appointee.html